Brazil is mourning the passing of architect Oscar Niemeyer.
The man who gave the capital Brasilia its distinctive curved buildings died Wednesday at the age of 104.
Anchor Marco Werman talks about Niemeyer’s legacy with Lawrence Vale, a professor of urban design at MIT.
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